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Nearly 300 songs have peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, and despite not hitting No. 1 or even the top 10, many remain memorable years or even decades later. In the 1960s, Rat Packers Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra each extended their iconic legacies with notable No. 25 Hot 100 hits: “You’re […]
Brenda Lee reaches another landmark as the legend notches her first chart-topper on Billboard’s Top Country Albums survey (dated Jan. 4, 2025).
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings ascends a spot to No. 1 following a 40% burst to 53,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. Dec. 20-26, according to Luminate.
Lee, who is 80 years young and a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame (inducted in 1997) and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2002), earns her first Top Country Albums No. 1 among six top 10s. The release is also her first leader on any Billboard album survey.
The set features 18 songs, including Lee’s 1958 multigenerational title-smash, which led the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks last holiday season, and such Yuletide favorites as “Blue Christmas,” “I’m Gonna Lasso Santa Claus” and “White Christmas.”
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The LP, which first hit the Top Country Albums top 10 in 2019, follows Lee’s prior top 10s: Brenda, (No. 7 peak, 1973); The Brenda Lee Story (No. 6, 1973); New Sunrise (No. 3, 1974); …The Winning Hand, with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton (No. 4, 1983); and The Best of Brenda Lee: 20th Century Masters, The Christmas Collection (No. 6, 2019).
On the all-genre Billboard 200, Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings jingles 19-15, surpassing its prior No. 17 high – and marking a new best rank for Lee over her 61-plus-year span of appearing on the chart. She previously hit the top 40 with Too Many Rivers (No. 36, 1965) and Let Me Sing (No. 39, 1964).
Shaboozey Scores Sole Longest No. 1 Run This Decade
Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” logs a 28th week at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs, becoming the sole longest-leading hit of the 2020s. The track, co-written by the Virginian (born Collins Obinna Chibueze), first hit the summit in May and now passes Gabby Barrett’s debut smash “I Hope,” which governed for 27 frames beginning in July 2020.
Only two songs have led longer since Hot Country Songs became an all-encompassing genre ranking in 1958. Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s “Meant To Be” ruled for a record 50 weeks starting in December 2017, surpassing Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road” (34 weeks, beginning February 2017). All four songs became hits at both country and pop radio formats, further fortifying their chart performances.
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” spent a record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 between July and November.
Shaboozey’s multiformat monster totaled 59.9 million airplay audience impressions, 16 million official streams and 5,000 sold in the U.S. Dec. 20-26.
Twelve tracks from the deluxe edition of SZA’s SOS album explode onto Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart, led by a No. 1 entrance for “30 for 30,” a collaboration with Kendrick Lamar. The influx, on the chart dated Jan. 4, 2025, comes after the long-awaited release of the SOS deluxe (dubbed SOS Deluxe: Lana on digital and streaming platforms) on Dec. 20.
For its coronation, “30 for 30” registered 17.5 million official U.S. streams, airplay audience of 385,000 and 2,000 digital song downloads in the tracking week of Dec. 20-26, according to Luminate.
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With “30 for 30,” SZA adds her seventh No. 1 on the Hot R&B Songs chart and breaks a tie with Rihanna for the most leaders by a woman on the chart since it launched in October 2012.
Here’s a review of SZA’s chart-topping collection:
Song Title, Artist (if other than SZA), Weeks at No. 1, Date Reached No. 1
“The Weekend,” one, Jan. 3, 2018
“I Hate U,” one, Dec. 18, 2021
“Kill Bill,” 30, Dec. 24, 2022
“Snooze,” 32, July 29, 2023
“Slime You Out,” Drake featuring SZA, two, Sept. 30, 2023
“Saturn,” five, March 9, 2024
“30 for 30,” with Kendrick Lamar, one, Jan. 4, 2025
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The new champ, notably, gives frequent collaborators, future joint-tour headliners and former Top Dawg labelmates SZA and Lamar their first Hot R&B Songs No. 1 together. The pair’s previous best on a shared track was a No. 2 finish for the Black Panther soundtrack single “All the Stars” in 2018.
Lamar, meanwhile, lands his second No. 1 on Hot R&B Songs, following “Die Hard,” with Blxst and Amanda Reifer. The track, from the superstar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers album, ruled for one week in 2022.
Elsewhere, “30 for 30” premieres at No. 4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart – where another SZA/Lamar collaboration, “Luther,” is No. 1 for a third week – and at No. 45 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. The disparity between the positions traces to holiday streaming’s apex triggering an avalanche on the Hot 100, with 35 of the 44 titles above “30 for 30” some type of seasonal fare.
As aforementioned, “30 for 30” leads a parade of a dozen new SZA titles onto Hot R&B Songs, upping the singer-songwriter to 57 career hits on the chart. Here’s the full account of this week’s debuts:
No. 1, “30 for 30,” with Kendrick Lamar
No. 3, “Drive”
No. 4, “Diamond Boy (DTM)”
No. 5, “What Do I Do”
No. 7, “No More Hiding”
No. 8, “Crybaby”
No. 9, “Kitchen”
No. 10, “Another Life”
No. 11, “Love Me 4 Me”
No. 12, “Chill Baby”
No. 13, “My Turn”
No. 15, “Get Behind Me (Interlude)”
Elvis Presley’s The Classic Christmas Album leads Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart for the first time, rising two places to No. 1 on the Jan. 4, 2025-dated survey.
In the week ending Dec. 26, the set earned 40,000 equivalent album units, a jump of 59%, according to Luminate.
The Classic Christmas Album was released in 2012 and features 17 holiday-themed hits from Presley’s catalog, including “Blue Christmas” and “Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane).”
The collection, which previously reached a No. 2 best on Top Rock Albums over the 2020 holiday season, is Presley’s second No. 1 on the chart, which began in 2006, after Elvis Presley Forever led for a week in 2015. That album accompanied a “forever” postage stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service that year.
Concurrently, The Classic Christmas Album jumps 9-4 on Top Country Albums and 46-23 on the all-genre Billboard 200. It’s a new peak on both charts, usurping its prior Nos. 5 and 26 highs, respectively.
“Blue Christmas” was the album’s top performer in streaming last week. It ranks at No. 2 on Rock Steaming Songs with 27.1 million official U.S. streams (up 61%). “Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)” also appears on the tally, at No. 11 (8.1 million, up 43%). “Blue Christmas” was the set’s top radio track, with 9 million in audience (up 33%).
On the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, “Blue Christmas” rises to No. 21, a year after it reached a No. 18 best. The late Presley ties for the longest span of appearing on the chart – stretching across its entire existence, as he placed at No. 4 on the inaugural ranking (dated Aug. 4) with “Hard Headed Woman” and at No. 34 with “Don’t Ask Me Why” (both with the Jordanaires). Also with a 66-year and five-month span of hitting the Hot 100 from its first to its latest week, and likewise due to resurgent holiday hits: fellow late legends Chuck Berry, Nat King Cole, Perry Como and Dean Martin.
Shakira continues to light up Billboard’s LatinAirplay chart as her latest single, “Soltera,” rises a spot for its first week atop the tally (dated Jan. 4, 2025).
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Shakira swells her total to 24 Latin Airplay champs, extending her record for the most among women, dating to the chart’s 1994 inception. The closest female contender, Karol G, has amassed 18 No. 1s. Among all acts, Shakira ties Maluma for the sixth-most rulers.
“Soltera” scales the Latin Airplay summit as it concurrently runs up a 12-week domination on the Latin Pop Airplay chart. The song drew 11 million in all-format radio airplay audience in the U.S. during the Dec. 20-26 tracking week, according to Luminate.
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As “Soltera” becomes the week’s new leader, it eclipses Karol G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” after the latter’s 23 weeks in charge, the second-longest No. 1 run on Latin Airplay. Overall, Shakira’s own “La Tortura,” featuring Alejandro Sanz, retains the record with 25 weeks at No. 1 in 2005. The former experienced a record consecutive 23-week domination; the No. 1 stay of “La Tortura” was interrupted twice.
Here’s the recap of the artists with the most Latin Airplay No. 1s:
36, J Balvin34, Ozuna32, Enrique Iglesias28, Daddy Yankee25, Bad Bunny24, Maluma24, Shakira
Further, as “Soltera” leads Latin Airplay, it becomes Shakira’s first No. 1 without a billed collaborator since “Loba,” her eighth No. 1, in 2009. Among her 24 career No. 1s, she has logged six solo, including her first four in 1998-2003, beginning with “Ciega, Sordomuda.”
“Soltera” reached No. 9 in October on the streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Latin Songs chart. It became her 37th top 10, the most among women since the survey started in 1986.
All charts (dated Jan. 4, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Dec. 31). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
As holiday hits decorate the Billboard Hot 100’s entire top 10, and top 16, spots for the first time, another seasonal song, among others, makes a notable jolly jaunt: Ed Sheeran and Elton John’s “Merry Christmas” jingles four places to No. 38, marking its first week in the chart’s top 40 – and John’s milestone 60th top 40 hit and Sheeran’s likewise landmark 25th.
The team-up, which Sheeran and John co-wrote, was released in 2021 and first peaked at No. 42 a year later.
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In the Dec. 20-26 tracking week, the song drew 20.2 million official streams (up 38%) and 2.8 million in radio airplay audience (up 25%) and sold 2,000 (up 59%) in the United States, according to data tracker Luminate.
Notably, John ties Beyoncé for the ninth-most top 40 Hot 100 hits, dating to the chart’s Aug. 4, 1958, start.
Most Top 40 Billboard Hot 100 Hits:
206, Drake
165, Taylor Swift
89, Lil Wayne
81, Elvis Presley (whose career predates the Hot 100’s inception)
78, Kanye West
74, Nicki Minaj
72, Future
63, Eminem
60, Beyoncé
60, Elton John
57, Kendrick Lamar
55, Travis Scott
John first reached the Hot 100’s top 40 on the chart dated Dec. 19, 1970, when “Your Song” jumped 49-38. He appeared in the top 40 every year consecutively through 1999 – linking a record 30-year streak in the tier – and returned with his 58th and 59th entries in 2021 and 2022, respectively: “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix),” with Dua Lipa (No. 7 peak), and “Hold Me Closer,” with Britney Spears (No. 6).
(From 1972 through 1986, John charted 36 consecutive Hot 100 hits in the top 40. The run included 20 top 10s, of 29 in his career, and seven No. 1s, of his nine total.)
Plus, John extends the longest span of top 40 Hot 100 appearances for a soloist excluding holiday fare to 54 years and two weeks. Among all acts and backing out seasonal songs, The Beatles boast the longest span: 59 years, nine months and three weeks, from “I Want To Hold Your Hand” in 1964 through “Now and Then” in 2023.
Sheeran first placed in the Hot 100’s top 40 with “The A Team” on the chart dated Nov. 10, 2012, and had most recently ranked in the region with “Eyes Closed” in July 2023.
The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts (dated Jan. 4, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Dec. 31). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” dashes back to No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. The carol, released in 1994, leads the Global 200 for a record-extending 19th week and Global Excl. U.S. for a record-breaking 14th frame.
The Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts, which began in September 2020, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.
Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.
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“All I Want for Christmas Is You” tops the Global 200 (2-1) with 197.9 million streams (up 176% week-over-week) and 13,000 sold (up 5%) worldwide Dec. 20-26. The song has run up its record 19 weeks at No. 1 dating to the chart’s start via one frame this holiday season, five each over the 2023 and 2022 holidays and four in both the 2021 and 2020 seasons. (Harry Styles’ “As It Was” follows with 15 weeks at No. 1 in 2022.)
Wham’s “Last Christmas” pushes 4-2 on the Global 200, returning to its best rank, with 192.5 million streams (up 78%) and 13,000 sold (up 12%) worldwide.
With their latest totals, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and “Last Christmas” claim the seventh- and eighth-biggest worldwide streaming weeks since the Global 200 began:
289.2 million, “Butter,” BTS, June 5, 2021
224.5 million, “APT.,” ROSÉ & Bruno Mars, Nov. 2, 2024
217.1 million, “Seven,” Jung Kook feat. Latto, July 29, 2023
217.1 million, “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus, Feb. 4, 2023
212.1 million, “Pink Venom,” BLACKPINK, Sept. 3. 2022
207.5 million, “APT.,” ROSÉ & Bruno Mars, Nov. 9, 2024
197.9 million, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey, Jan. 4, 2025
192.5 million, “Last Christmas,” Wham!, Jan. 4, 2025
185.6 million, “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus, Feb. 11, 2023
179.1 million, “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus, Jan. 28, 2023
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” drew its previous best worldwide streaming sum a year ago this week (159.1 million), and its previous second-best total two years ago this week (124.9 million). “Last Christmas” previously peaked with 142.6 million a year ago this week.
Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” rises 5-3 on the Global 200, after reaching No. 2; Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” trots 6-4, returning to its peak; and ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” falls to No. 5 after spending its first nine weeks on the chart at No. 1.
Plus, two holiday hits reenter the Global 200’s top 10: Michael Bublé’s “It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas” (11-8) and Dean Martin’s “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” (12-9). Both songs have hit No. 6 highs.
Additionally, Lady Gaga and Mars’ “Die With a Smile” drops 4-10 on the Global 200, following eight weeks at No. 1 beginning in September. It drew 126.4 million streams (up 1%) worldwide in the latest tracking frame and has tallied over 100 million streams globally in each of the last 17 weeks, the longest such streak since the chart began.
Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” crowns the Global Excl. U.S. chart (3-1) with 132.6 million streams (up 90%) and 5,000 sold (up 27%) outside the U.S. Dec. 20-26. As it adds its record-breaking 14th week at No. 1, it surpasses the 13-week reigns of Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” in 2023 and Styles’ “As It Was” in 2022. The carol led for five weeks last holiday season, following annual No. 1 runs of four weeks (over the 2022 holidays), three weeks (2021) and one week (2020).
Wham’s “Last Christmas” rebounds to its No. 2 Global Excl. U.S. high, from No. 4; ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” slips to No. 3 after logging its first nine weeks on the survey at No. 1; Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” lifts 7-4, after hitting No. 3; and Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” jumps 8-5, revisiting its best rank.
Elsewhere in the Global Excl. U.S. top 10, Kelly Clarkson’s “Underneath the Tree” climbs 12-9, returning to its peak, and Bublé’s “It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas” sleigh-rides 13-10, after reaching No. 4.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Jan. 4, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Dec. 31. For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
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Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” crowns the Billboard Hot 100 for an 18th total week. The carol, which leads for a fourth consecutive week this holiday season, moves to within one week of the longest domination in the chart’s 66-year history, after only the 19-week rules of Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” this year and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, in 2019.
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” was originally released on Carey’s album Merry Christmas in November 1994 and, as streaming has grown and holiday music has become more prominent on streaming services’ playlists, it hit the Hot 100’s top 10 for the first time in December 2017, and the top five for the first time in the 2018 holiday season. It led at last, prior to the past four weeks, over the holidays in 2019 (for three weeks), 2020 (two), 2021 (three), 2022 (four) and 2023 (two).
The track also holds at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart for a record-extending 22nd week, leads Digital Song Sales for a sixth week and hits the Radio Songs top 10 for the first time.
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” became Carey’s 19th Hot 100 No. 1, the most among soloists and one away from The Beatles’ overall record 20. It also made Carey the first artist to have ranked at No. 1 on the chart in four distinct decades (1990s, 2000s, ‘10s and ‘20s).
In a historic first, the Hot 100’s top 10 consists entirely of holiday hits. In fact, the top 16 spots on the chart belong to seasonal songs; Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” is the top non-Yuletide title, at No. 17 after reaching No. 2. Previously, holiday songs hit a high by infusing the top eight positions a year ago this week (along with nine of the top 10 last week, a year ago this week and four years ago this week).
Among the Hot 100’s top 10, Ariana Grande “Santa Tell Me” dashes 9-5, becoming only the eighth holiday song in the chart’s history to reach the top five, and Nat King Cole’s “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)” returns to the tier (14-10, after reaching No. 9).
The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts (dated Jan. 4, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Dec. 31). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
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‘Christmas’ Streams, Airplay & Sales
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” lighting up the ARIA Singles Chart.
The beloved holiday classic is back at No. 1 this week, continuing its reign as the ultimate festive anthem. Since its release in 1994, the track has evolved from a seasonal favorite to a chart-topping juggernaut, hitting No. 1 in Australia for the first time in 2018. This year marks its eighth cumulative week at the top, proving that Carey’s holiday magic never fades.
After a brief stint at No. 3 last week, the holiday hit once again nudged past Wham!’s “Last Christmas,” which landed at No. 2 and returning the chart every year since 2017. Joining the festive frenzy are Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” at No. 3, Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” at No. 4, and Ariana Grande’s “Santa Tell Me” at No. 5, completing a holiday-dominated top five.
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Meanwhile, over on the ARIA Albums Chart, Sabrina Carpenter’s breakout 2024 release, Short N’ Sweet, has reclaimed its spot at No. 1, marking the album’s seventh non-consecutive week in the top position and its first return since mid-October.
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Michael Bublé’s perennial favorite Christmas wasn’t far behind, soaring from No. 9 to No. 2 as Australians embrace his crooning holiday classics.
SZA’s SOS has also found a resurgence, climbing to No. 4 thanks to its deluxe “Lana” edition, which adds fresh tracks, including the fan-favorite “Saturn.” Originally released in December 2022, SOS first reached No. 1 in early 2023 and has proven to have staying power, much like the holiday hits it’s sharing the charts with this week.
While Christmas classics dominate the singles chart, Carpenter’s Short N’ Sweet has shown incredible staying power amidst the festive flurry.
As for Mariah Carey, her holiday dominance continues worldwide. “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has also returned to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this month, adding to its cumulative 13 weeks at No. 1. The festive anthem shows no signs of slowing down, much like the joy it brings to listeners year after year.
Frank Sinatra returns to the top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart for the first time in over a decade, as his holiday compilation Ultimate Christmas climbs 17-10 on the Jan. 4, 2025-dated chart. The title, which previously peaked at No. 12, reaches the top 10 in its 52nd week on the chart — […]